The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19

her remarkable skill after they had been passed
by less astute detectors. She receives ST. 800 per
annum.
IT ia proposed to bring the Ting 10 Lin Eau
theatrical company of Hong Kong to New Y ork
if $lSoO00 can be raised to pay for season of
Chinese drama
HENRY WARD BEEcHER once took indoor ex-
ercise by shovelng from one end of his cellar to
the other load of sand which be had put there
for the purpose.
SoMERvILLE Journal The Hoosac tunnel is
nearly five miles long but it's no use. young
people, no use. The brakemen always light the
lamps before the cars run in.
One of the librarians of the Mercantile Lii
brary, in New York was asked, the other day:
"What book in this library is the most popu-
lar" He replied: Ben Hur.' For the last year
and a half it has been called for oftener than any
book we have"
DR. JOSEPH CUMMINGS, for many years presi
dent of Wesleyan College, and now president of
the Northwestern University. at Evanston. H..
recently reached his SEVENTEEN birthday. He
has been presented by his admirers with 81, 500
for trip to Europe
A ROOSTER Of Griffin Ga, tried to cross the
railroad track in front of moving train, but he
passed over him. After they had passed the
cock stepped proudly from the track, gave three
| defiant crows and walked off.
| GEORGE r. GRAHAM who for many years was
| the leading publisher Of Philadelphia, and who
| gave employment in their early days to men and
women who have become shining lights in
American literature is now poor, infrm old
man, and but for the kindness of aphilanthropic
Philadelphia would be in the poor-house.
| CHICAGO was recently somewhat startled by
| the report that in the State Masonic Orphans
Home in that city. one-fourtn Of the children
were sick with measles, and that every girl in
| the home had them. 1t was true, but not alarm
| ing. owing to the fact that in the $40 900 home
there are but four children three boys and one
girl and that the girl really did have the
| measles.
| CARDINAL TAsoHEREAU has selected for his
coat-of-arms four-Quartered shield In the
first and fourth quarters is rose, and in the sec
ono and third quarters are crossed swords. Be
low is the inscription: "In Spe Eide ct Caritate
| Certandum." The device chosen by Cardinal
Gibbons is am emblem of the Holy Ghost radi-
ating above the inscription. Finite Tuum
Spiritum."
SIR HENRY HAWKINS is getting reputation
in England witty judge Recently pris
oner pleaded guilty Of larceny, and then with
drew the plea and declared himself to be limo
cent The case was tried, and the jury acquitted
him. Then said Sir Henry Hawkins: prison
er, few minutes ago you said you were thief.
Now the jury says you are liar Consequently
you are discharged"
THE word -competition craze led to such ar
abuse Of the dictionaries in the British Museum
reading-room that special regulations have had
to be put in force for the protection of those
readers who use these volumes as mere books o.
reference and not as objects of prolonged study
Readers are now forbidden TO take these precious
works to their own seats, and have &c study then
in front of the shelves or at special table.
Mr.. G. S. LISTER, the ''silk king" of England
hearty. and busy every dav with the concerns o
his great factories and landed estates. He in
vented wool-combng by machinery velvet an
plush-making by machinery, and the utilization
of silk-waste He spent So 900 900 in deyelopin.
those industries, and has made more than $3.50,
900 year out of them. He says he never wen
in for anything in which he did not confidently
see $3.50, 900 year.
ONE of the younger British poets, H. S. Sut
ton. is astonishing the staid critics with sue
fiery untamed fances as the following:
The moon moved proSd the stars among.
And spake aloud with scornful tongue:
| Stars minions flashlights of the sky!
Mean. Intellectual worthless fry
Mere drops Of waste ungathered light!
, | Gilt buttons on the coat of night
Here's another still funnier.
He sets truths in his fro to cook
Till they to fasehoods SWELL
And some go pop with spurious look,
And some with u curious smell.